(St. Louis, MO) – In the tightest of voting, Dan Muller is the Missouri Valley Conference’s ‘Coach of the Year’. The Illinois State head coach guided his team to a 25-5 record and tied Wichita State for the Valley regular season championship with a 17-1 league mark.
Muller edged (102-96) Shocker head coach Gregg Marshall in voting of media members, coaches and SID’s. It is the second straight narrow loss for Marshall who lost to Southern Illinois’ Barry Hinson by a score of 84-81.
The fifth year head coach carries a career record of 101-63 into this weekend’s conference tournament, and said he constantly thinks about the late Torrey Ward and others that perished in a two year ago plane crash. Seniors Tony Wills and Paris Lee also talk about playing a leadership role on this year’s team.
Muller and the Birds tip Friday at noon against a yet to be determined foe.
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ICYMI: Semifinal # 2 today at #ArchMadness will feature a contrast of styles as # 5 @UIC_MBB faces # 4 @RacersHoops in the 2:30 game.
It's final: @UNImbb 68 @UEAthletics_MBB 59. The Panthers get @Redbird_MBB on Friday night. Campbell finishes with 23 points. Smith with a double-double. AJ Casey was great with 23 & 10. Panthers with 16 assists.
4:05 left: @UNImbb 57 @UEAthletics_MBB 54. Aces' ball. UNI upside? Campbell with 21 points. Down side - Bond 0/6 from deep. UE upside? Casey with 20 & 9. Down Side? 2/11 from deep in the second half. Anybody's game at #ArchMadness
7:25 left: @UNImbb 55 @UEAthletics_MBB 52. Trey Campbell with 21 points for the Panthers and AJ Casey with 18 for the Aces. Tristan Smith is such a game changer. He has 8 pts & 9 rebounds, but that doesn't tell the story. #ArchMadness
